For months now, a war has been waged in the media about poker machines and pre-commitment. It’s been fourteen months since the Gillard/Wilkie agreement...
the great pre-commitment con
November 15, 2011
Tagged: clubs
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exploding the “experimental technology” myth
The recently-leaked Media Relations guide from Clubs Queensland contains a number of tips and strategies for dealing with the media. On page two, there...
October 19, 2011 -
the gloves are off
Forty million dollars. Roll that figure around in your head for a moment. Can you grasp it? It’s a hell of a sum. Far...
October 14, 2011 -
when the spin comes undone
By now, it should come as no surprise to anyone that industry-driven opposition to the Federal government’s proposed poker machine reforms is strongest in...
October 13, 2011 -
clubs and pokies – a comedy of errors
The clubs industry’s ongoing campaign to oppose poker machine reforms is fast becoming little more than slapstick comedy. It seems that no matter what...
October 9, 2011 -
dooleys catholic club changes the rules
When I wrote two days ago about NSW’s registered Catholic clubs, and their support for the “It’s Un-Australian” campaign opposing poker machine reforms, I...
October 5, 2011 -
playing pokies for jesus
I just know I’m going to cop flak for this one… but it’s been bothering me for a while. The gambling industry is up...
October 3, 2011 -
the new clubs campaign won’t work, will fail
So Clubs Australia, along with their sidekick the AHA, have moved into the second phase of their campaign against the proposed poker machine reforms....
September 18, 2011 -
pokies on radio national: macklin, costello, ball
This morning, on Radio National Breakfast on the ABC, Fran Kelly looked at the current situation with the proposed poker machine reforms. The show...
September 16, 2011 -
don’t call this news
The latest media proclamation from Clubs Australia raises some serious questions about accountability and the standard of journalism in some parts of the media.
September 15, 2011 -
responding to jeremy
It’s been a busy few days. On Thursday, Clubs Australia issued a media release stating that the Salvation Army had rejected mandatory pre-commitment (MPC)...
September 3, 2011 -
clubs australia hits a new low
Reports in today’s papers are saying that the Salvation Army has pulled its support for the Federal Government’s mandatory pre-commitment proposal, instead backing a...
September 1, 2011 -
my response to alan jones
There are rallies being held across New South Wales at the moment, in registered clubs across the state, defending poker machines and rejecting the...
August 13, 2011 -
recommendation 36
Julia Gillard’s tenure as Prime Minister has been brief and certainly turbulent. The mining tax, a price on carbon, health reforms, our clean energy...
August 10, 2011 -
stop the lies!
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote anything about the ClubsAustralia campaign against the proposed poker machine reforms. You know, the “It’s un-Australian”...
August 1, 2011
